I went to Wendy's for the 1st time. I thought it was bizarre that it sold baked potatoes, and I'm still not sure what a Frosty is.

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I tried a chicken sandwich, a veggie burger, a baked potato, cheesy fries, nuggets, and a Frosty.

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Here's how much you should tip at restaurants, salons, hotels — for food delivery, and more

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Many Americans feel confused or frustrated about how much to tip these days. We asked etiquette experts for their advice.

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McDonald's is putting up royalty fees for new restaurants, marking the first increase in nearly 30 years

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I tried IHOP's new biscuits. It's clear Chick-fil-A and Cracker Barrel have nothing to worry about.

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Nancy Luna, Insider's restaurants reporter, tried the new IHOP biscuit menu.

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The rise of Subway: the triumphant and turbulent last decades of the world's largest fast-food chain

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Subway's sales have been on the decline in recent years.

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French restaurants are reportedly requiring more than $5,000 minimum spend per table and refusing reservations for returning diners who didn't spend enough at their last visit

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Some restaurants in St Tropez are demanding larger tips or flat-out refusing reservations to returning customers.

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Take a look inside Wendy's tech-focused new-look restaurants. To collect a mobile order you park in a dedicated spot and collect your food from a pickup shelf.

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Wendy's now competes with Cheerios for breakfast customers as much as it competes with other chain restaurants, its CMO says

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Breakfast promotion.

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Former McDonald's chef says the chain created its chicken sandwich to imitate Chick-fil-A's despite his protests

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Former McDonald's chef Mike Haracz said while he came up with an alternative chicken sandwich recipe, McDonald's went with the sandwich recipe that rivaled Chick-fil-A's.

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Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it.

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DoorDash drivers hope to earn more tips with the app's new post-checkout tipping feature
DoorDash is the latest delivery service to nudge customers who don't tip the worker who delivers their food.

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